2015 General Assembly

Business Docket

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Resolutions

GA-1540
(emergency)

adopted

Support for Agreement with Iran:If adopted, the General Assembly would express affirmation to President Obama by letter from the General Minister and President as well as encouraging members in the U.S. to communicate with their elected representatives.

Charleston and Beyond: Terror, Intimidation and the Burning of Black Churches: If adopted, the General Assembly will support the General Minister and President’s continued condemnation of the massacre of the Charleston Nine; call on the regional ministers to commit to ongoing pastoral care needs of Disciples ethnic minority congregations; asks the General Minister and President to write a letter of partnership and solidarity to the African Methodist Episcopal Church as expressed in this resolution; and that the Office of General Minister and President report the actions taken in response to this resolution at the 2017 General Assembly.

GA-1518

adopted

Black Lives Matter: A Movement for All: If adopted, this resolution would be a call from the General Assembly to all expressions of the Church to consider being a safe haven for conversations about race, a place of prayer and sanctuary for those working peacefully for reconciliation.

GA-1519

adopted

Commemorating 100 Years since the Armenian Genocide: If adopted, this resolution would be a call from the General Assembly to all expressions of the Church to recognize the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in Anatolia (modern day Turkey) and to call on the U.S. and other governments to acknowledge the events that still affect the descendants today.

GA-1520

adopted

Concerning Environmental Racism: If adopted, the General Assembly would invite congregations and other Disciple entities to educate themselves about instances of further marginalization of communities of color through the degradation of their nearby environment and for Disciples to take prayerful action to care for the earth and work for justice for all God’s people.

GA-1521

adopted as revised

Substitute Resolution from the General Board on Gun Violence: If adopted, this resolution would be a call to all expressions of the Church to promote dialogue, cooperation, advocacy and action that moves toward a reduction of gun violence through methods such as non-violent conflict resolution and reconciliation across cultural divides.

GA-1522

adopted

A Call for Peace, Justice and Reunification in the Korean Peninsula: If adopted, the General Assembly would ask the General Minister and President and other leaders of the church to notify the U.S. and Canadian governments that Korean reunification is a priority and would also institute a Sunday of Prayer for reunification on or around Aug. 15.

Call for a Church Wide Task Force on the Sense of the Assembly Resolution Process: If adopted, the Office of the General Minister and President, Disciples Home Missions, and the Division of Overseas Ministries would be jointly empowered to convene a broad-based task force composed of representatives from diverse ministries to bring to the 2017 General Assembly a jointly sponsored process for discussion of and education about important important religious, ethical and social issues.

GA-1525

accepted

A Call to End Solitary Confinement: If adopted, Item for Reflection and Research calls on the Administrative Committee of the General Board to explore ways for all the expressions of the Church to study the effects of solitary confinement on incarcerated individuals and help find alternatives to the practice.

Report from the General Assembly Committee of the General Board: This document is a progress report on some of the items from the 2013 General Assembly, specifically GA-1322 Hearing Accessibility for Participants; GA-1323 Item for Reflection and Research: Incarceration Justice and Restoration in the United States; GA-1324 Reflection on Christian Theology, Polity, the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and the Indigenous Voice; GA-1328 Removal of Any Racist Language in Governing Documents; GA-1329 Supporting a Treaty for Prevention of Torture; and GA-1331 Resolution Condemning Drone Warfare.

Report of the General Nominating Committee: If adopted, the General Assembly will elect the First- and Second-Vice Moderators and Moderator-Elect for the 2015-17 biennium as well as confirm and elect members of several boards.